Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS): Southern Railway has taken an important step towards improving station facilities by identifying 90 stations for upgrading under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS). The scheme aims to prepare master plans for these stations and implement them in a phased ...

43 new implementing partners empanelled under SAMARTH Scheme: According to the Textile Ministry, 43 new implementing partners have been appointed under SAMARTH initiatives, with a training objective of 75,000 beneficiaries and a 5% increase in support to implementing partners. Daily Current ...

Scheme for Expansion and Modernization of Fire Services in the States: The Ministry of Home Affairs has launched a Scheme for the Expansion and Modernization of Fire Services in the States with a total outlay of Rs.5,000 Crore. Daily Current Affairs Quiz: July 2023 Objective: To expand ...

Minister Narayan Rane launches the revamped CGTMSE Scheme: Union Minister for MSME, Narayan Rane has launched the revamped Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE) Scheme. April 2023 Current Affairs QuizModifications:Reduction in guarantee fees for loans upto ₹1 ...

Why the scheme is in the news? On April 21, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) started the fifth phase of the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)-UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) to improve access to India's regional districts. The MoCA has released a bid document, inviting airlines to bid on ...

Ministry of Culture promotes Indian Folk Arts and Culture abroad through Global Engagement Scheme: Through various initiatives, India's Ministry of Culture is dedicated to promoting Indian Folk Arts and Culture abroad. One such initiative is the Global Engagement Scheme, which organises Festivals ...

PMJDY records highest-ever surge of ₹50,000 crores in account balance: In the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) scheme reached a significant milestone. The basic bank accounts under the scheme have registered a record surge of ₹50,000 crores, with the ...

Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY): In the last eight years, the Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY) has sanctioned 41 crore loans totaling 23.2-lakh crore, according to the Ministry of Finance. The scheme has been a huge success in terms of promoting entrepreneurship, with 68% of accounts under ...

Ministry of Housing shares PM SVANidhi loan data: The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs informed the Rajya Sabha that 42.7 lakh loans worth 5,152.37 crore have been disbursed to street vendors under the PM SVANidhi scheme. Surprisingly, only 9.3% of these loans, totaling 3.98 lakh, were ...

Ministry of Culture administers ‘Financial Assistance to Veteran Artists’ scheme: The Ministry of Culture administers the 'Financial Assistance for Veteran Artists' Scheme (formerly known as the 'Scheme for Pension and Medical Aid to Artistes') to provide financial assistance to veteran artists of ...